João Canijo

João Canijo
Canijo (right) and actress Anabella Moreira at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Blood of My Blood
Born	(1957-12-10) December 10, 1957 (age 59) Porto, Portugal
Occupation	Director

João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.